Capital: Honiara Population: 523,000 Languages: English Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar

SOLOMON ISLANDS

HERPS ON NON-HERP STAMPS

as BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS

1956

PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
(SG 96)

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The highest value of the 17 definitive stamps featured thecrest of the British Solomon Islands which includes a sea turtle in the top right quadrant.

1970

NEW CONSTITUTION
(SG 195)

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One stamp featuring the crest of the British Solomon Islands which includes a sea turtle in the top right quadrant.

1974

NEW CONSTITUTION
(SG 262 & 265)

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Two of four stamps feature the crest of the British Solomon Islands which includes a sea turtle in the top right quadrant.

as SOLOMON ISLANDS

1978

INDEPENDENCE
(SG 363)

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One of four stamps features the national coat of arms of the Solomon Islands which includes a sea turtle in the top right quadrant.

1980

SHIPS & CRESTS
(SG 409)

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One of four stamps featring HMS Curacoa and its crest, a heron with a snake in its beak.

1982

INDEPENDENCE
(SG 467)

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One of four stamps features the nationa coat of arms of the Solomon Islands which includes a sea turtle in the top right quadrant.

2001

HONG KONG 2001 STAMP EXHIBITION
(SG 988-989)

$1.70	$2.30

After so many excellent stamp issued the Solomons produced this un-imaginative pair of stamps, in the Year of the Snake, for the Hong Kong Stamp Exhibition of 2001.